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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

Among all tribes in Southern Nj
seria polygamy is the rule, the reason
gwen by the natives being that 1t Is
Impossible for one woman to do an
the work OF the house, lock after the
children, prepare and cook the food
fetch the daily supply of water (often
an arduous job. cultivate the planta
ton and go to market And the rea-
son Is that the African is an exceed
lhgly hungry person. Ii is their Gus.
tom TO eat several times day when
at nome, and the men spend most OF
their day sitting in the palayer house,
or market place. while the women
bring the food all day long One wife
could not possibly do this. Besides.
the African lady encourages it. for she
saws: THE more wives the less
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

work. Among the Ahiaras. Onichas.
Obuwus and the lower class of pagan
tribes in the interior there is very
little form of marriage. AS soon as
man has the means he pays the
parents what they want in the shape
of goats, cows, beads, money, and
takes the girl. There is no ceremony
at all The more wives he has ind-
Gates richer man and that he will
be better looked after If of course
they can manage to seize woman
from the neighbering tribe while she
is fetching water or working on her
farm so much the cheaper With this
method in vogue for centuries no won.
der that it is as much as a natives
life is worth to go out of his own vii.
iage and that the country is so back
ward.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
HERE IS A THRILLER
How to Give an Electric Shock While
ehakina Hands.

| To receive an electric shock while
shaking hands 10 quite q mystery tc
your friends, This may be accom-
pl!shed with the aid OF small Undue
ton coil that can be constructed at
home. The core, A, Fig. !, is con
structed In the usual manner with
small soft iron wire to make q bun
die about three sixteenths of an inch in
diameter and about two inches long
The coil ends are made from card.
board about one inch in diameter with
three-sixteenths-inch hole in the cen.
ter. When cutting the hole, cut it
as shown in Fig. 2, so as to leave four
small pieces that can be bent out,
leaving the projections as shown.
After wrapping three or four turns of
paper around the bundle of wires the
cardboard ends are put on with the
projections inside, so the coils O.
wire will hold them In place About
~ turns OF No. "a double-covered mag
net wire is first placed on the core
for the primary and then 800 turns
OF No. 81 or "a double-copered wire
Is wrapped Oh top of the primary for
the secondary. Sufficient length Of
wire must be left outside from each
end OF the. vibrator directly opposite
tons. The vibrator, B. Fig. /, and
the support, c, are made from thin
spring steel about one-eighth inch
wide, bent as shown and securely fast.
ehed to the cardboard end OF the coil. I
The armature Is made from q soft I
piece OF iron about three-sixteenths .
inch In diameter and three-s ixteenths.
inch thick, which is soldered TO the
END OF the vibrator directly opposite
the end of the core. A small screw
Is htted in the end Of the support. C,
Tor adjustment, which should be tip
ped with platinum placed where the
screw viii touch the vibrator B.
One OF the primary wires is con
nected TO flash lamp battery. D
me other primary wire is connected
% a switch, S. which in turn is con
lected to the other terminal of the
battery. The switch. S, may be made
rom three-eighths-in cork with
he wires put through about three
apart and allow them
% project about one-half inch The
1late Is cut about one-half inch
square from piece of copper and is
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
Details u Induction Coil,

fastened to the heel of one shoe and
connected with wire from the sec,
ondary coli which must be concealed
inside of the trouser leg. The other sec.
ondary wire is connected through the
coat sleeve to a finger ring, f. The
vibrator screw must be properly ad.
Justed. When the vibrator is not
working the armature should be about
one-sixteenth-inch from the core and
directly opposite.
The coil when complete, says Popu-
lar Mechanics. viii be about 215
inches long and one inch In diameter
me coil can be placed in an old box
that has been used for talcum powder
or shaving stick. The space around
the coil in the box can be filled with
paper, to keep it tight
The coil and battery are carried in
the pockets and the cork button put in
the outside coat pocket, where it can
be pressed without attracting atten.
ton
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
9-YEAR-olD BLACKSMITH.
Finds Pleasure in Making Samples for
Boy Friends and Turning
Blower for Father

Branchyille, n. Under spread.
ing chestnut tree the village smithy
stands. The smith-a mighty mar is
! he, just like Longfellow's smith. But
/ Branchyille's smith has son who Is
mightier than his father. if you be
lieve what the youths companions
/ say about the boy.
In Branchyille Cyrus Garris. years
old. is the boy of the better the
ohildren's hours, between the dark and
the daylight when he quits work as
the youngest blacksmith in the state.
and probably the whole world. At
this hour "Cy's" friends gather around
the shop TO reap the harvest Of is
days work. He wipes the beads from
HIS brow and gives them whiGletree
rings and sometimes horseshoes. all
of his own manufacture.
Sure. I'm going to be a blacksmith
when | grow up" was his sincere an
swer when he was asked what career
he had decided upon.
"Cy's" father, Lester Garris, was
asked his opinion of the boz as n
blacksmith. Mr.. Garris picked IN n
horseshoe and looked ut it with pride.
II was one that ICY" had made
See how that toe is welded on" he
said. ITS tight, and it wouldn't come
OFF If ii was used until it wore out.
I've hired good many blacksmiths
risht here who couldn't do a job like
that He's a great kid, and | never
showed him about the work. He iust
picked it up hangin' around the shop"
"Cy" started as blacksmith Nv
Welding together two pieces OF old
wagon tire. He said this was dead
easy because he had watched his
father and the other blacksmiths at +
work. At first he found it difficult to .
reach the anvil with the hammer, but
this hindranee to his work he soon
oyercame by standing on a box. 1t
was not long before he was making
horseshoes lust as well as his father
and the assistants. Rings for whiftle
rees We're pipe to make" He has
welded piles of them.
Il MADE eight OF those shoes, he
aid, modestly. as he was quite shy
when the interviewer first began 10
ask questionss"I corked 'em and weld
d EN-, hut l didn't make 'em fot any
horse. I just make 'em for the fun
VI it. give a lot of 'em away to r1y
riends. Some of the men round here
liked 'em, so | sold them some. Art
aggers got one, an Mr.. Shook an
ohm Bevans an Fred Layton There
fas some others, too"
ICY" has just finished his school
erm. He isn't going to quit school fer
blacksmith trade. however. until h.
as completed his education. The re-
orter left ICY" turning the blower
\ his fathers forge.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
Diamond Saw

To provide a means for cutting ycry
lard stone, saw with diamond teeth
las been constructed by French
firm. The stones are common crystals
worth about $3.50 a karat, and they
,4fe fixed in steel disk over six feet
Ill diameter, which is mounted on a
spindle and revolved by electric pow
e.. There are 200 diamonds on the
cutting edge, and the speed is 800
revolutions minute. The saw does
re work of cutting and dressing stone
Tor ornamental building purposes at
one tenth the cost of haad labor
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
THE PRESIDENTS FLAG

Not one person in a thousand knows
the Presidents flag. As president OF
the United States he has none, but as
commander i'll chief of the army anu
navy his presence is noticed by dis
nnct standards. The army flag is red
and bears in the center the official
coat of arms of the United States.
Fearing the same coat of arms and
somewhat similar, save its color blue.
is the navy flag. The navy flag is dis
played whenever the president is
aboard naval vessel at navy yard
y under the Nays escort.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
Longest Flight of Birds

A scientist says that perhaps thu
Lngest straight-away flight made by
birds in their migrations is accom-
plished by some of the shore and wa
ter birds that nest in the islands OF
Behring Sea and spend the winter at
hawaii and Tanning Island. 1900
miles away. Inasmuch as some of
these birds live entirely on shore and
are probably unable to rest on the sur
face of the water. II follows that tn -
must accomplish the whole distance
at a single flight. Although there are
~ land marks for then, On theiI Jour
Wv over waste of waters. they make
their way to their destination with the
precision of rifle shot.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
A BLESSING

What blessing is of greater value
than health? The one who has it is
rich indeed and the one who does not
possess it would be willing to give for
it all the wealth at his command.
The duty of every one who has
health is 10 do all that can be done to
p. eserve it by careful attention to the
laws which regulate the intricate ma.
chinery of the body. Health is an ele.
ment necessary for the highest sue.
cess in the spiritual life, as well as
in temporal pursuits.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
A Real Snake Story

An old hen with large family o
small chickens was recently given ar
empty barrel turned down on its side
for a coop on the writer's premises
One day recently the hen gave the sig
nal or distress used by all good gran
gers, and the barrel was quickly sur
rounded by the fighting members OF
the household
A large snake was found in the bar
rel and quickly lynched Sever
punches were noticed on the reptiles
body, and he was ripped up the baeb
with pair of shears. and seven chick.
ems were found gasping for breath.
They lived.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
PAYS 5000 FOR IL POTATOES
Man 60 Years Old Swindled in a
Switch of Boxes.

Little Rock. Ark Twelve potatoes
in exchange for 5000 formed The
basis of a complaint to the local police
by Louis Repetti, go years old, a
wealthy commission men.
Repetti said he was out that amount
as a result of operations of a country.
man, one Ricci. Both deposited Sc
similar appearance. When Rereti
opened his box he found the potatoes
Ricci has not been located.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
ILLINOIS BRIEFS.

Springfield.--O an alarm that
man was ransacking home here, I
wagon load of police arrived at {
residence. They found a feeble col
ored man industrially carrying carpets
to the rear of the house. where he be
labored them with a long stick while
hung on line. He hao been engaged
to beat" carpets by the owners, whC
We're away.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
Children Cry
FOR FlETCHER'S
Gas TO RIA


Don't wait for rheumatism 10 indi-
cate diseased Kidneys. When you saf-
fer pains and aches by day and -
disturbing bladder weakness by night,
feel tired, nervous and run down, the
kidneys ana bladder should be re-
stored 10 healthy. strong and regular
action. II is a mistake to postpone
treatment Foley Kidney Pills put the
kidneys in sound, healthy condition
and keep them active and strong.
BeGn taking today. Good results fol-
low the first dose.
W, ID. Duncan, Druggist. Ottawa, III.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
A Hard Test

The hardest test to which charactes
ran be put is to be misunderstood ana
misjudged. Hard work and sacrifice
ire nothing in comparison with having
bur motives questioned, our honesty
ierlded, our actions misinterpreted
and our words twisted into meanings
we never thought Of One who aItho
misunderstood, keeps brave. hopeful
md steadfast has established his
lain to true heroism.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
Strike Baked LEGISLATORS

A strike once brought legislature
TO standstill, no less than the house
OF representatives at Washington The
officers of the house had n.sified the
stenographers that their pay would
De cut ten cents a folio, and the short
hand writers Immediately struck, fore
ing suspension of the sitting until
matters were amicably arranged.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
That Guinea Cry.

City folks visiting country neigh
bors where guinea fowls are Kept have
often wondered at the cry Of those
pretentious creatures. Probably no
other member of the feathered tribes
emits cry as exasperating to human
listeners as that of the guinea fowl
The az erage man rarely hears il with
cut secretly longing to throttle the
throat from which it came.
Yet II mas its uses. Guinea fowls are
the policemen of the poultry yard.
Ihey serve as guards to give other
Il WI warning of the approach of dan
ger, whether it be in the form of
thieves, dogs, hawks or crows. The
cry Of the guinea is said to be terrify.
Ing to hawks and other predatory
birds, and it has prevented many a
raid upon tempting flocks of poultry
But the fact remains that it is an af-
t ont TO the human ear.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

Aurora Edward A. Rowland, Chi
cago, chairman of the grievance com
mittee Of the Order of Railway Con.
ductors, Galena division, was killed By
his own train at West Charles. How
land was switching in the yards at
the Malleable and no one witnessed
the accident. The train crew found
the body.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

Honor is respect and reverence
icr high standard in character and
conduct. 1t refuses to be swayed by
low motives, and will not stoop to
base deeds. In private dealings it is
me embodiment of integrity, and in
public duties it is pathetic. Honor is
more than honesty by as much as gen
erosity is more han justice. Be honor
able. Let the young man have high
and fine sense Of the rights and pro-
l1ieties and possess something which
il not for sale''
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

In September, 1895, there were IN
nle In Washington more than 500 up-
piications for patents on automobiles.
Three hundred different types of motor
vehicles had been built or were In
process of construction at that dare
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

Waukegan.-Mrs. Laura Thorn.
Donnelley, deceased, Lake Forest. VIII
left fortune of S1,502, 429 paid the
state S24,932 inheritance tax. Thu
federal tax was S12S,17906. Her in
come amounted to .6S2.40.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
$4,000 a Year Man.

Wanted BY Ottawa
clothing and furnishing
goods store. experienced
salesman. We will pay
a salary of $4,000 a year.
Address *" care of
Free Trader Journal.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
Duck Immunity to Snake Poison

Experiments by M Billiard AID Maui
b-ant recorded in the "Compes Rem
dus" of the Biological Societ, of Paris
shows that the common duck exhibits
remarkable indifference to the ven
ON of the viper They also find that
the owl is similarly immune. Two of
these, badly bitten on the feet, did nc !.
seem much worse. N. Billiard also
finds that the domestic cat has also
complete immunity as regards the
viper.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

Joliet-The eleventh annual conven.
ton of the Illinois Association of Post
masters will open two@day session
here May II and %. 1t will be the
first convention in three years. thy
meetings having been suspended dur.
ing the war
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
Optimistic Thouuht,

Popular sovereignty, when truly I'm.
derstood. is fountain of power.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

Bamboo is made to serve the wants
Of the Chinese and Japanese for 500
different purposes.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15

Try a Want : Ad In the Free Trade,
Journal for Quick Results
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
CHICAGO IN GRIP
OF MILK FAMINE
AS DRIVERS STRIKE
REPORT 100000 HOMES MfLkLEss
DEALERS PREDICT PRICES AS
HIGH AS IS CENTS A QUART.

Chicago, May 15.-Chicago faces Il.
cent milk.
This was the statement made yes
terday by an official of one of the dis
tributing companies, who refused Il
be quoted
He said the differences with the
drivers probably would be settled b.
granting them an increase to $35 a
week, and passing the increase along
to the consumer An increase of
cent, making the price OF milk II
cents, would not cover the Increased
cost
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
Robertson Calls Meeting.

DIR. John Dill Robertson, commits
sioner OF health, also attempted t,
mediate ana called a meeting for thi,
morning, but no definite arrangement,
have been made.
Asked whether the city would TAX,
over the distribution of milk if II
could be arranged with private deal
ers, DR.. Robertson said.
We shall certainly go the limit
The powers of the health department
are practically unlimited in a case OF
this sort, but | wish to get all the
facts before taking any drastic action
| might add the city will not permit
an increase of the cost of milk above
IL cents"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-05-15
Sixteen in Other Cities.

Detroit, New York and other cities
already have l6-cent milk, with no
higher wage scale than ours-in some
cases lower" the official said We
have always tried to sell at as low Il
price as possible. Ii is certainly to
our advantage to sell low that we
may sell in large quantities.
But If the public backs the de-
mands of the union we shall have no
other alternative than to increase ths
wage-and the cost of the milk to the
consumer"
Meanwhile, in all except the hos
pitfalls and other such institutions
there was milk famine yesterday
which will continue today and in
definitely. There is plenty of milk III
the city, and more will arrive today.
according to the producers, but tn
consumer will have to get it at tha
bottling plants or other stations.
Ample Supply for Sick.
A number of small adiries which
either have signed the union agree
ment or do their own delivering will /
be amply able to supply the sick and /
the city's children.
Fred l.. Feick, commissioner of the /
department of labor, conferred with /
the milk dealers yesterday and will
meet the drivers today in an effort
to bring the two sides together
The government" he said will In
sist upon hospitals and children ge'-
ting their milk. On this there can
be no compromise. Unless the two
sides arrange fop this | shall ask the
department of labor TO take the situa
ton in hand"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18

BY CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL
Written Especially for the American
Alliance for Labor and Democracy
r+,n1n 4
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18
HOOVen naChinists
WIN IN FINDING OF THE WAR
LABOR BOARD.
EIGHT-HOUR DAY IS ESTABLISHED AND FIVE
CENTS HOUR INCREASE GRANTED.

After ten weeks wait, the machin-
lists employed at the Hooven, Owens,
Rentschler company, received the
word that the National War Labor
Board had sustained them in their
contention for the eight hour day and
increase in hourly wage. The board
however, didn't grant the full amount
asked for, which was ten cents an
hour, but did grant fiat increase
of FIVE cents an hour The decision,
the men say, is very satisfactory to
them at this time. Very little labor
trouble has been experienced at this
plant, the firm always seeming to be
fair with its employees and the work
ers are confident that the company
will shortly recognize the justice of
their request and will grant them
the additional five cents per hour in
crease asked for.
The first news of the award came
to the machinists business agent Ted
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18

Wan 6gglsers STAMPS
fsaunD ~ yda
UkfTED STATES
GOVERNMENT
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18
Profit Sharing
Is A Myth To Mislead I'm
wary, Says Labor Editor.

Oklahoma City, Okla-The editor
of local newspaper is ecstatic over
the Inauguration of proft-sharing
scheme by local business man, "who"
the editor declares, belongs to the
new order-the order that must make
the world safe for democracy if dem
ocracy is to be safe for the world"
These lofty sentiments have as
much effect on Editor Wilson of the
Oklahoma Federationist as the pro-
verbal water un the ducks back.
"It may as well be explained right
now, that labor wants none of your
profit-sharing or welfare schemes" !"
says the labor editor. He declares
that labor wants the right to organ
ize, to bargain collectively and to be
paid living wages, without any of
the frills or bonuses that are used to
mislead the rnwary into the belief
that they are receiving something un-
der the head of benevolence or that
the boss is wonderful philanthropic
person.
"The nomenclature of profit-sharing
is singularly rich in equivocal terms.
"Loyalty-Is the employe to be
wholly loyal to his employer and not
first loyal to himself? How loyal is
an employer to his furnishers of raw
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18
Crowded Off
First Page.
Are Organized Employees Of
Postal Department.

New York.-Organized employees of
the post office department are crowd
ed off the first page of newspapers
with their quarrel with Postmaster
General Burleson because of the Pos
tai Telegraph company's .uarrel with
the postal chief
Mr.. Burleson recently deposed
Clarence H. Mackay, president of the
Postal, and several other officials be-
cause, he said, they refused to obey
orders" Then Mr.. Burleson said wage
increases compelled him to raise tele-
graph rates 20 per cent. Now the or
ganized commercial telegraphers say,
search US for wage increases" Then
Mr.. Mackay took the center of the
stage and averred that Mr.. Burleson
is in cahoots with the Western Union
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-04-18
FordsOn Heights
Attracting Much Attention,
Many Lots Being Sold.

If every person who visited Fordson
Heights on last Sunday was to buy a
lot, Butler County sliced up wouldn't
furnish them. While no sales were
made Sunday, the number of lots
sold Monday was evidence that the
Sunday crowd was out for business.
The attractive feature of the Ford
son Heights site is that the promoters
have limited the sale of these lots to
one to an individual thereby preclud-
ing spectators who might later cause
an inflow of undesirables.