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The Newark journal., 1919-01-23
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The Newark journal., 1919-01-23

1t is said that rats destroy two hundred
million dollars worth of property annually in
the United States. It is very probable that rats
waste enough in Independence county every
year to pay all the taxes that are paid in this
county.
The Newark journal., 1919-01-23

The United States is the first great nation
to adopt prohibition The Punishment of booze
clears the way to higher civilization and the
action of this country will give an immense i'm
pulse to the cause of world wide prohibition
The Newark journal., 1919-01-23

The real Bolsheviki is a fellow who has
nothing and wants everybody else to be Just
like him.
The Newark journal., 1919-01-23

Alcoholic spirits have taken back seat
Patriotic spirit is the national stimulant these
days.
The Newark journal., 1919-01-23

1t seems that Mr. Huffmaster got huffy
and told some unpleasant things on the COVER
nor
The Newark journal., 1919-01-23

The Quinine That Does Not Affect The Head
Because Of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA-
TIVE BR0M0 QUININE CTabets) can be taken
by anyone without causing nervousness or ringing
in the head. E.W GROVES signature on box. 36c
The Newark journal., 1919-01-23
Push Your Home ToaUYa

Push your town along, but don't shove it
off the map.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
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PET PEEVES OF PREACHERS
Men Of the Cloth Have Their Trou.
bIes, Just as Have Their Lower
Placed Brethren.

have met number of types in my
ministerial meanderings. Let me
quote you a few:
Those hard-headed gentlemen who
call upon me to display my backbone
by giving them my active support in
their pet quarrelS.
The backslding member who fears
lest | be not religious-minded enough
for his people.
The loud and insistent propagandiSt
who thinks | am inSincere because /
do not shout our common beliefs from
every street corner.
The man who never attends a serV-
ice, who wonders if my sermons are
MP to the mark.
The person who secs me only during
meals, and who therefore assumes that
have nothing to do but eat
The fustidious critic but Sloyenly
dresser who objects to the shape of
my shoe and the length Of my coat.
Those who believe they have the
right to give me orders, ON the ground
hat they supply some of the money
that pays my salary.
The mothers who think it undigni-
led of me To seat myself near girls
other than their own daughters.
The ucar-daucrer who thinks my
sermons good-and wonders where |
got indianapolis Star.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
WENT COLONEL ONE BETTER
Occasion When laxative Old Bore
Met More Than His Match at
the Club.

Several and various were the uncom
plimentarv ordinations heard when
the talkatlve Col. ChoImondcley Fitz-
Fulke strolled into the Back to Nature
club one evening just in time to hear
a discussion going on about the crows
In the cornfelds and their part in the
winning Of the war.
"Hawl" laughed the colonel RENT
nisCently. Speaking of crows 70
minds me Of the time my father made
a scarecrow out of me. egad :"
"Was 1t your father that did II.
colonel?' asked Charlie Smthers,
smilingly, followed by smoker
among the members.
"Er-ah--yes. You see, tho crows
in our cornfcld became SO used to our
regular scarecrow that they grew
quite fond II him. And they used to
bring him grains Of corn and deposit
them in his pockets and corncOb pipe
II was qrita a beautiful and heart
melting sight, gentlemen" and the
colonel tlicked sentimental tear from
his eyeglass.
"Well, conceived the idea Of MAX
ting n scarecrow that would srnite the
crows and chase them away. donche-
know. So father decided to dress me
up In some old tattered rags and have
me smite them And, bah Joye, |
frightened them 50 bally bad that they
didn't return for a year, and then II
was after they had seen me go
abroad !" concluded the colonel. pick
ing up Charlie Smithers' glass and
ewptying its contents.
Huh That's nothing" said Char
lie. MY father made scarecrow so
fierce looking that seven of our
crows that had stolen ten bushels OF
corn came back the next day and put
every one back :"
II was several minutes before the
colonel could control himself snfti'
ciently to walk out amid the roar that
arose.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10

with such "a following should conquer
the world embracing paganism of that
century but we are compelled to ask
what has become of the old paganism
for not soul in the world worships
any of the old gods Of Rome or OF
Egypt, or even knows Of them except
as traditions.
The church of that day simply did
what il has been doing ever since:
It drove out the false and replaced it
with the true. 1t inspired standards
Of morals and of right living. 1t gave
men an entirely new impulse for I'M
selfish service and called them to
great tasks.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10

never see little tree peeping con
fidingly up among the wlthered leaves
without wondering what trials and tri-
umphs ii will have. | hope it will live
with rapture in the flower opening
days of spring: that it will be home
for birds; and that 1t will find life
worth living and live long TO better
and to beautfy the earth. If it is cut
down may It become the ridge log Of
a cabin where love will abide, or if II
must he burned, | hope it will blaze
on the hearthstohe of a home where
children play in the freight on the
floor.-EnOs A. Mills.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
TWO GAYETY ACTS
FAIL TO ARRIVE

The management of the Gayety
Theatre was very much disappointed
last evening because of the failure
of two vaudeville acts to make their
appearance according to contract
This shortened up the program to
three acts. The missing numbers
was supplied by a moving picture
and the program was about the same
length as usual. This was no fault
of the management that the two num-
bers failed to put in their. appearance
He regrets that it happened but prom
Uses to make up in future programs
for the failure TO give the five mum
Der program on Sunday night,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
City and Vicinity
News

Miss Elizabeth Malcolm spent Sat
urday in Streator ON business.
Miss Louise Orsinser Of this city
went to Spring Valley this morning
for a short visit with friends.
Al Finley of this city spent the
week end visiting relatives in Utica
Miss Elva Hassley who is teaching
school in Earlville spent Saturday and
Sunday with her mother, Mrs Pauline
Hassley of w Main street.
Mrs Cora Sehrader of W Main
street is spending a few days with re
latives in Mendoza.
Geo. Goodwin of Chicago spent the
week end visiting Ottawa friends.
Parr Shaver Of Chicago, a former
Ottawa resident spent the week end
visiting friends in this city
Mrs. Harry Ring and Miss Mildred
Boze visited friends in La Sale yes
terday.
Mrs. Shelton Of Bingham H., is Wis
ting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 7.
j. Dougherty on w. Jefferson street
Miss Elizabeth Asseltine, superiu-
tendent of Ryburn Memorial Hospital
has returned home from Springfield
where she conducted the examination
for the state registration Of nurses.
Mrs. Geo Zurich, 9l5 Illinois ave
nue. have returned homo after spend
ing the past several days in Spring
field
Carl VI. Paesel of Chicago spent the
week end visiting friends in Ottawa
Fred l.. Jones LETT this morning on
a business trip thru the south. He is
member of the investigating com
mittee Of the Kansas 4 Gulf Oil Com
pany. and made the trip with the rest
( of the committee in the interest OF
the company. The party left Chica
go early this morning in two private
cars on the Santa Fe and MIR. Jones
/ Joined them in Streator.
Miss Edith b. Wills 643 Illinois
avenue has gone to Seneca to spend g
few weeks with friends
T. E. Kidney and Charles Kelsey
/ of Earlyille were in Ottawa Saturday
Sidney Stiefey left for the eastern
markets yesterday where he will pur
chase for his Ottawa and Green Bay
Wis, stores
/ Mrs. William Meaghcr Of Chicago
is visiting at the home Of her parents
Mr. and Mrs Chas Ruff, ll24 Mai
berry street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russ of Morris visited
With friends in this city last evening
Attorney Lester n tStrawn wen
20 Chicago this morning on busines.
visit
Miss Julia Stack has returned e
her home in pocatelle Idaho, after
visit at the home of her cousin Mrs
N. J. Flanagan, 4o4 Cornell street.
c. p. Gardner of Mendoza, iran.
acted business in Ottawa today.
VIM Burns a representative Of tn
Brunswick. Balke Collendcr Co, O
Chicago is visiting NJ. j. Flanagan il
this city
Mrs Peter Calvin was taken to Tn
Rybun Memorial Hospital this morn
ing. She is suffering with a bad al
tack of heart trouble.
Miss Myra Costello spent Sunda,
with relatives and friends in Streator
Charles Pertillon who resides Eas
of this city spent yesterday with re
Iatiycs and friends in Grand Ridg'
and vicinity
Lyle Classon of Dayton spent Sun
day in this city,
Mrs. Hugo H. L3ge of Davenport
Iowa, formerly Miss Hattie Campo
of Davenport, Iowa is visiting at h,
home of Mrs. George c. Rickley il
the Palmer Apartments.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
Plenty of Pine.

Deliveries of southern pine to the
government from July l. 1917, to May
%. 1918, were 1900, 100000 feet, which,
II is estimated, would require solid
train of cars extending from the gulf
of Mexico to the Canadian border, and
would make a board walk three feet
wide extending six times around the
world or build a solid board fence 80
feet high that would circle the gee
proDhical borders of the United States
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
PAGE THREE
Sten Hinher up.

If an our actions and motives in
daily life could ho actuated by "A sub
conscious and all-pervading idea OF
fitting ourselves rs we 90 along step
by step for fi.urative letters of recon-
mendati0n aS TO our ability to capahly
hold the next trench ahead. how sure.
~ would our foes of Slackness, dila-
.ariuess and Incompetence be routed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
CCRTEz' HG551a OF TRIUMPH
Impressive Scene When the Spanish
Adventurer Met Emperor Mon
tezuma of Mexico.

On the morning of November 8
1919, the Spaniards were on the cause
way which was one of the three to con
meet Tenochtitlan with the mainland
and so wide that eight of the Span
ish cavalry could ride abreast on it.
On all sides, in the road and in ca
noes on the lake, crowd of Aztecs
gazed ut the descendants of the god
who had at last, as they believed, car
med out his promise. At the entrance
to the city they were greeted by 1000
principal citizens with SalutatlOnS and
kissing of hands to the bare earth
and then, after crossing a drawbridge,
they saw approaching in gorgeous
litter none other than the great Mon
tezuma, escorted by 200 of his cour-
tiers
Never has there been a more impress
slve scene in the history Of the Amer
lean continent than this meeting be-
tween the emperor of all Mexico and
the Spanish adventurer. The plctur-
esque surroundings, the silver-towered
city rising from the cleaning lake, the
countless hosts of gayly dressed sub
jects watching in awed silence, the
magnificenCe of Montezuma and his
train. the bronze. war-worn yet fiery
appearance of the Spanards-all these
seem like page from the ARABIAN
Nights" rather than sober history. The
Snaniards, we may be sure. realized
they were living a romance of the
first order, and their hearts beat high
with triumph, as with swords clankinG
and horses prancing they advanced
into this city of legend-From ''Mexi-
co." by Louise S. Hasbrouck.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
Notice.

Wednesday, February 18th, Lin
coins Birthday, being a legal holt
lay, the banks of ottawa will be clos.
ID all day.
First National Bank.
National City Bank.
Ottawa Banking d Trust Co.
Peoples Trust & Savings Bank.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
BRITISH LINER OFF
IRELAND SENDS SOS.

London. Feb 10 - An S q :. can
for help was received today from the
British liner Kwarra, off the Irish
coast Assistance was Immediately
sent The Kwarra is bound from The
United States for Liverpool.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
BANDITS GET $4,000
FROM MIMI. BANK

Minneapolis. Feb. 10 Six armed
bandits shortly after IL O'Clock today
entered The Liberty state Bank and
escaped with $1,000 taken from the
vaults of the bank and from custom.
crs waiting to make deposits
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
Costs Money to Use Chair

There is a public house" in DUN
fries where may he seen an Old arm
hair alleged to have hccn invariably
used by the poet Burns when he Wis.
tied the place. All who sit in this
chair are required to "trcat" all who
may be in the room at the time.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
Mrs. Rurlhurt Inferred.

The funeral service Of the late Ar
abella Hurlburt, sister Of l.. \. Hurl-
burt, was held at the family home,
635 W Madison street, this afternoon
at 80 O'Clock. Burial was made in
The Bend cemetery, west Of Serena,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
Card Of Thanks.

We wish 20 extend our heartfelt
thanks to our friends and neighbors
for their kindness and help rendered
MS following the death of our late
brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Duttlinger.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
Ottawa Woman's Club.

A board meeting will be held in
Library Hall Immediately after the
open meeting of the Tuesday Study
Circle tomorrow.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
Spa smodic Sermon.

When rich man departs this life
without leaving good will there isn't
much peace on earth among the re-
manning heirs.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10
SOCIETY NOTES

The Tuesday Circle OF The Ottawa
Womans club will hold an open
meeting on Tuesday afternoon, at
2:15 in the parlose of the Congrcea-
tional church. Pvt Cyrus Bradist
Lieut.. Stewart McEvoy and Sgt Ed
win Griffith will deliver war talks
All women Of the club are invited TO
attend this meeting.
3 . y
The members of the .All Heas
Around Club, a social organization
composed of young people Of Ottawa,
Utica. and Harding held a very pleas
ant dancing party on Saturday even
ing in the Odd Fellows hall Fifty
people were present Music was fur
nished during the evening by a Vic.
trola and by piano
& & .
The ladies Of St. Francis church
will hold card and dancing parry on
Wednesday evening February l2'h
in Schaefers Hall. Cards will Le
played from until 10 O'Clock and
orchestra music will be furnished for
dancing from II O'Clock until mid
night. An invitation has been eN
tended to the general public 10 at
tend.
q g .
A card party and dance will be held
this evening in ST Patrick's hall
Cards will be played from s unit. 4
o'clock and orchestra music will be
furnished for dancing from 10 o'cloci
until midnight A cordial invitation
has been extended to the general pub
lie to attend.
9, . -
A board meeting Of the OTTAWA
W0map's Club will be held on Tues
day afternoon, February 1lth, in Lib
rary hall, Immediately following thu
opening meeting of the Tuesday Stud,
| Circle
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-10

Gated cotton In Oil :
wintergreen, and gel
cavity. and Where IN
the gum and try the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-28
Re0iew of Weeks
Trade in Richmond
Shoppers Get Busy When
Clouds Roll By-Jobbi7eg
Keeps Up Well.

When the clouds rolled by in the
middle OF last week the shoppers came
forth in great force and showed much
OF disposition to make up for the
time they had lost by the long-con-
tinued dropping OF the rain.
The result was that for the last. ba II
OF the week the retailers in all lines
mad hne business. The shoe merchants
and the dry goods people were espe-
orally busy. and the clothiers said they
round no complaints with the state
OF trade for the last three days.
The weather has not seemed r. T.,
terfere with the jobbers. and the
wholesaling In all lines was active ali
the week The orders coming in 10
the shoe Jobbers and the wholesa 10
dry goods and notion houses are moi
as large as they have been, because
m ioSt OF the big orders for early fall
SHIPMENT have already been filed, but
ing ing men good dllingin orders, and
many country and town merchants are
aadding TO their formerly filed orders
Tor fall and winter deliveries.
me hardware jobbers continue to
nnu all the business they can well take
care or and the grocery men, who
always expect a kind OF dullness about
ana vegetables are so abundant in the
country. are, commenting upon the
fact that that looked-f for and providod.
lor dulIness is not altogether so pro
nounced as they had expected It to he
EEerS manufacturer in the city, no
mater what may be his line. has ali
.ne work that can be we'll taken
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-28
BUSINESS ON CARY STREET.:
RAIN CHANGED CONDITIONS
Ken Market GIutted--Price. T,,-
su. way Down-Other Birds
rnirly Firni-FruftS Stead1

me continuation of the rain, ..
ahe r,iadie OF the past week and then
changes on Cary and coTrssiiaerab bic
streets. and the wholesale nrodmon
oealers and commission merchants haS
a ousE time Keeping up with the chang
nile the rain was POURING down
OUT OF town poultrypen and tho farner
nn,shen Shippers held back their shin
.en's TO a very large extent, and as
the crowded coops TO Rfcbmon6 T,e
result was that by Friday there was
2 Eiutted market, SO far as spring
v wnnt were concerned, and the birds
day morning they were selling at az
cents and going begging at that. MANY
coops were carried over to this morn
ing I'M. and IT is to be doubted II the
thouEh 1t is believed the shipments
and the demand VIII in a day or two
eQuai UP and the chicks may recover
the lost values.
The shippers were not so lively with
the rushing in of hens. and these fowls
mere quite hrm, weakening only very
li.tie. EGGS We're not in excess of the
demand and the prices held stiff.
Lambs went off some i'm price. and
at the end Of the week were quoted
at 10 to 16. Veals were a little scarcer
strsns, - OF bad Shipping weather and
the hest of them did. The quotation Is
13 TO IL. -
The fruit market was very we'll sup
piled. Peaches are now coming in
from the Virginia and North Carolina
orchards quite freely. This fruit
weakens In price very slowly, last
weeks wholesale figures being $3.50 TO
SO per crate. Apples were not in ex-
cess OF demand. and brought IS to 81
per barrel. Lemons were active at
1870 to Sc per box and oranges were
going at the close at $3.50 to $3.50.
Hides were somewhat higher the
early part OF the week and considerably
higher on RECEIPT OF the news from
Northern markets towards the latter
part OF the week. Wool is steady at
former high quotations.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-28
IRON AND STEEL ACTIVE
Large Increase In Bookings md Threats
OF Strikes Do Not Seem TO
Hinder Contracts

Thre atened labor troubles have
clouded an otherwise brilliant iron and
steer outlook. but the possibility of A
Strlke in this quarter has not dimjn
ished huying, reports Dun. 1t is still
the TACT that new bookings in a num-
per or important instances, are in ex-
cess or current outputs. and some mills
are losing business only because thav
cannot take more at this time Export
orders. though not up 10 the June rate
nave been such this month as to en-
courage confident expectations OF a
large movement throughout the wear.
and France, Japan. Cuba and Areen,
Una nave been included among the for
eign customers in the markets here.
Meanwhile. the firmer price tendencies
or recent weeks have become more
Sharply defined. with actual advances
named on wire nails and plain wire
and similar action on some other
products is foreshadowed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-28
TO CELEBRATE WEDNESDAY
FIRST LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Colonial Dames of America VIII Hold
Ceremony In Hall OF House
of Delegates.

simple but appropriate ceremonies
in the hall of the House of Delegates
"Wednesday afternoon az $3.50 O'Clock.
under the auspices of the Virginia
branch OF the Colonial Danes OF
America, will mark the observance OF
the Sooth anniversary of the sitting of
the first Legislative assembly on the
North American Continent, July 80,
1913. at jamestown.
Since at that time the Protestant
Episcopal Church was the church of
the colony, II is thought TO be pecu-
,iarly itting that the Right Rev. Will
liam Cabell Brown, D. D.. Bishop OF
Virginia, should open and close the
ceremonies with prayer.
W. G. Stanard, of the Virginia His
torical Society, a recognized authority
in historical matters in Virginia. will
Introduce the speaker OF the occasion,
DR.. Douglas 5. Freeman, of Richmond.
The United Daughters of the Con-
federacy. the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution, tho Daughters of the
Revolution. the Sons OF the America n
Revolution, the Sons OF the Revolution,
the Society of the Cincinnati, the Lin
cal Descendants of Colonial Wars. the
Association for the Preservation Of
Virginia Antiquities, and all other pa
tFiotic organizations are expected to be
present and help to make the celebra-
tion memorable one in the history
iottRichmond.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-28
EXPECT NEW INCREASES
HERE IN PRICES OF COAL
anthracite Cost May BE Raised From
Twenty-Five Cents to ST
& Il, Per Ton.
BLAMED ON MINE OWNERS
Dealers Hold There Is No Great
Shortage of Labor in Industry,
Although 1t Is So Reported by
Operators.

LIT is the general understanding
8among coal dealers of Richmond that
there will tie an advance in the price
sotas anthracite coal August /. Btu
1ninous has not yet been heard from.
:SSsffte advance is expected to be 25 cents
per. ton on anthracite. certainly not
Those who claim TO be familiar with
4 the coal situation blame this price ad-
vance to premiums charged by many
mines or from 80 TO So cents above the
regular schedule, These independent
&mtne owners threaten n still further
advance. Then the government is con-
sldering 25 per cent freight rate in
grease, which will force dealers TO adj
before August Is finished indications
are that consumers will be paying 81
q ton more than they are being charged
now.
Big Advance In Price.
The most popular size of coal sold
April of this year it WAS s1l.75: on
July / II was S12 and in August 1t
Will surely be s1s25. with the almost
certain prediction that within the next
few weeks it will have advanced to
SIS a ton.
practically all advances. dealers as
sert- have been forced upon them by
increases in price a, tho mines. Many
coal shortage predicted for this month
Is a myth, or If there should be short
age. such a condition would he due
altogether to regulation Of output by
the mining operators.
Deny Mnny Reports.
Said one retailer. Tho people are
asked to believe the withdrawal OF
labor from The coal mining industry is
the chief cause of the threatened
shortage. They are also urged in sea-
son and out Of season to buy their coal
now, and at such prices as the coal
operators decree.
"In Pennsylvania ii is reported on
the best authority there is no rush or
miners away from their jobs On the
contrary. II is said that many soldiers
Just released from service have APP
piled in vain for positions. And at
the exorbi;ant rrices now naid the
only too glad to work full time for
their high wages.