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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-25
SEAMEN'S HOME.
me credit Island Project and
Its Purpose.
suPT. FRANKLAND's EXPLANATION

me Action of the Western seame,.s E-,.,,,
society and What 1t is Proposed to do
ihe Three Cities Interested-Ths wesser,
Snug Harbor
heV. r. FARMLAND. general superin-
'Nhien' Of the Western Seamen's Friend
societS Called at HE ARGUS office today 10
explain the project looking to the estab
iishment on Credit Island below the city.
OF snug harbor and seamen's home.
The acton OF the Western Seamsn's
Friend Society at the recent meeting at
Cleveland, o io, making the establish
ment OF bostmen's snug harbor in this
vicinity, branch of the work of the So
ciety said MIR. FARMLAND, was al en-
dorsemen' of q memorial signed by 50 Ii
cenct q fiji in riv n steamboat service
supple mented by the names of GOT of the
most promirpn' Cfficials and ciriZaus of
Rock Island, Moline and Dayenport.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-25
ALL BIG MEETINGS.
Three Of Them Held by the
Democracy Last Night.
MOLINE, HAMPTON AND ANDALUsIA

At the Former c. f. Peterson of Chicago
Spoke I'm the Swedish Language to an
Immense Audience at the Auditorium
Truman PIantz at Hampton-Guy c.
Scott at Observation-Disclosures All
Around
Three roasng democratic meet ings
were held in Rock Island county last
night At Moline there was a tremen-
,us outpouring of people at the Audi
torium It WAS a Swedish demorr .tic
meeting. the proceed ngs being entirely in
the Swt dish language NJ. 81. Ceder
burg presided al d at the opening OF the
meeting, resolution was presented
and adopted by rising note of the aud
fence expressing sympathy for President
Harrison in the fiji iction that has befal
len him in the loss of mis- wife The sd-
dress of the evening was livared bg @
F Peterson prominent Swodsh citize
a editor of Chicago, who presented
an able and exhsustive argument Al favor
Of tariff reform, and the principles for
which the democratic parry stands in the
present campaign. paying an eloquent
tribute - Cleveland and Stevenson and
AItgeld It was an enthusiastic N et
ing, campaign music being rendered by
Swedish glee club Ia heir naive
tongue.
Truman PIantz.
There was demonstration of genuine
demccr attic ENTHUSIASM 1T Hampton last
night. Large numbers from the r.
rounding country came into town, AID
Crompton's hal was packed
with people. Hon. Truman Pl4n-z
was the principal speak r.
he being introduced by james Win
who presided. Mr Piaurz deIiv red one
of his customary rousiog speeches aud
was cheered to the echo. The Ham olon
Martial band FARMS led music for the
meeting. which was one of the most en-
thusiast'c ever held there.
Guy C. Scott at AndaIusia.
The democracy of the lower end OF the
county-not only OF Andsiusia but OF
tine surrounding townships-psid Cav Q.
Scott en1 Nj J. McE1irg hand
SOM compliment well as
demonstrating, their enthusiasm
for democratic principles by turning out
en- masse at Andslusia last night. TIL
| meeting was preceded bg fine torchlight
! procession, in which the Eigington march
| ing club and hand, as well as the organic
| atoms of And aluss, participated james
| Rritton presided at the meeting hr.
Scott presenting the frs speech. which
| was an eloquent and forcible presenta
| tion Of the political issues of the dsy. the
tariff reform doctrine being exuounaed
in practical. common sense manner
that was convincing in its effect NJ. ].
| NJ, Eliry, d -mocrstic candidate for
states attorney. followed In one of his
| characteristics, thoughtful and abe
| speeches.
ToniGht's Meetings.
Tonight Hon Truman Plsn'z and MIR
j. McEniry speak at Milan, and Guy
| Scott talks at Coal Valley. at both of
| which places preparations have been
| made for suitable demonstrations.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-25

Lorerz1 J. Conner, 1O4 Green 81 A.
bany. N Y. says: II have used d.. Bulls
Cough Syrup and fod it very beneficial.
and can safely recomme ID il as a & good
remedy for coughs
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-10-25
To Prevent the Grin

Or any other similar epidemic. the blood
and the whole system should be kept in
healthy condition. If you feel worn out
or have that tired feeling" in the morn
ing, DO MOI be guilty of neglect. Give
imm@ diate attention to yourself. Take
Hoods Sarssparills to give strength, pur-
ify the blood and prevent disease.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28

Good hangers for hay and straw
and boxes for grain.
The farmer is farthest from market
who has nothing 10 sell
Well rotted and fined manure pro-
duces the quickest results.
In planning the crop consider the
market as well as the crop.
Learn as much as you can and i'm
prove Oh what you already know.
One advantage in cutting the bed
ding is that the manure is easier TO
handle.
Farming is one thing and farming
so as to make It pay fair per cent Of
profit is another
Cross breeding is tho mixing up o.
two well established breeds and is
rarely successful.
II is poor economy to move to town
TO give the boys "a chance. unless you
want them to loaf
One advantage with diversity Of
crops is that the farmer is more indie
pendent OF the season.
Whenever you use a scrub sire you
are grading down, depreciating tho
value of your own stock.
One advantage with the creamery
is that it puts the milk and butteS
business on cash basis.
For garden and orchard culture q
gentle horse and one that goes well is
almost indispensable in doing good
work
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28

/ noticed in your paper an inquiry
in regard TO the use of plaster on
crops. have not tried it In Iowa
but have seen it used in various ways
in Indiana. | have seen the crop OF
clover doubled by sowing plaster
broadcast over it. have seen it ap-
piled to corn-a spoonful to the hill
and the corn receiving the plaster
would be knee high when rows along
side not having plaster applied would
not be more than half that high. 1
never saw any benefit derived from
the use OF it on wheat or oats. We
used it mostly on clover on light land.
to get big crop of clover to pillow
under and that always gave us big
crop of wheat or corn. But it was in
dry weather that we received the
most benefit from plaster. in very wet
weather it seemed to do no good
whatever, Many thought the rows OF
corn not plastered were injured by
the application of plaster TO the rows
adjoining; that they were robbed as
it were. by the plaster drawing to
the rows in which it had been put. the
elements OF the atmosphere that were
necessary to the growth of the corn.
C Cadwallader in Iowa Home
stead
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28

We think it doubtful il among our
thousands OF readers any ever grow
peas as a green pasture crop 1t has
not been much used for this purpose
in this country. and yet there is no
doubt that for pasture this crop pos.
sesses n great deal of merit especially
for sheep. The peas need TO be sowu
very thick and when six inches high
sh sep may be turned on. although
they should not be permitted to feed
OIL TOO close. The second growth, af'
ter such feeding will be stronger
than the first and that may be pas
tured again and the same thing re-
peatcd third time during good
growing season. The muir ment con-
tanned in peas at poisoning time Is
reckoned about the same as green
clover when in blossom. and these
folders being rich in the elements
that make bone and muscle they are
exceedingly valuable to growing AMI.
mails. The pea too is available be-
cause it will grow on such variety
of soil, and the soil need not be rich.
Being n great feeder upon lime and
potash however. it doc; best on land
that is rich in these. Those who have
experimental with the pea as a pas.
ture crop, have sometimes found it to
be good plan to, ow oats with the
peas in proportion about onethird OF
oats TO two. thirds OF peas. The pea
may be sown as early in the spring as
the ground can be got ready. for it is
hardy and frosts do not harm it. 1t
is recommended by those who have
grown the crop to drill it in at the
rate of two and half bushels to the
acre. Farmers Voice. ..s2s
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28
Slepp Tor lilly Ground.

Wherever sheep are pastured they
require some elevation of ground on
which to feed and sleep. This is no
doubt n relic of times when sheep
were the prey of many wild animals.
and sought elevated places that they
might more easily discern their enemy
at a distance. On hillsides also the
grass is sweeter and richer than it is
on wetter lOwlands On the latter.
aside from the poorer quality of their
pasture sheep are liable to contract
diseases in their feet This often
loses to the sheep owner more than he
can gain from the abundant pasture
on low, wet land. BY keeping on ele-
waited places sheep drop their manure
where it enriches what is naturally
the poorest soil
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28
THE FARM AND HOME.
EXPERIMENTS WITH CLOVER
AS A FERTILIZER.
DecOmposing without Fermentation
One woman's Way of Raising
Poultry BUNDLE Foot
Farm Notes, Etc.


have been Tor number OF years
| experimenting some on clover rs n
| fertilizer. / have at different times
plowed down green clover. expecting
great results from it. but always was
disappointed in my expectations The
| blowing down OF green clover in Juno
| think is a mistake says writer in
the Ohio Farmer. II is not the right
thing to do. My soil is light sand
very sensitive to manure. but the
turning under OF green clover does
but little good find that in a short
time after turning under it com
mences TO heat, and fermentation
takes place, and through the process
of fermentation all OF the saccharine
substance in the clover is turned into
acid and thereby lost and in some
soils the acids would become a dam
age. | finally concluded 10 try an ex-
pertinent OF putting the green clover
through the process of decomposition
without fermentation to slch an eX-
tent as TO destroy its saccbarine pro-
perties.
had six.acre field the soil Of
which was light sand and in its prim-
tive state was covered with whortle-
berry brush and water. The native
fertility had been about exhausted
and there was but little to begin with.
But got it into clover with fair
stand but short 1t would have cut
about three-fourths of ton per acre.
l had been burning lime and had a
quantity of Stacked lime and ashes
which put upon the clover at the
rate Of about seventy bushels per acre.
The lime aud ashes were about equal
in proportion. and were spread from
the wagon. plowed it down. har-
rowed it. and rolled it down with a
heavy roller. This was done in June.
In August | cross. plowed it and
could see very plainly where the
clover lime and ashes were. / gave
1t thorough cultivation and sowed it
TO wheat about the first Of September.
The next harvest | had the biggest
crop Of straw | ever Jaw grow out of
the 'ouud. 1t was higher than an
ordinary mans head and stood thick
on the ground The wheat went
thirty eight bush s per acre and of
good quality. From previous on
perience | am satisfied that if | had
plowed the clover down without the
lime and ashes | woald not have got
more than ten or twelve bushels per
acre; or if had put the lime and
ashes on without the clover | would
not have got any more. The clover.
lime and ashes together were what
produced the crop. Lime is neutral
izer 1t neutralizes the acids in the
decomposition of the clover and the
soil absorbed all the fertilizing prop
critics in the clover and made plant
food for the wheat
From the above facts and reasons
] think the blowing down of any green
/ crOp-corn oats or bu kwheat-is OF
but little use as fertilizer unless
| lime is used in Their decomposition.
have been experimenting in the way
Of moving down the clover in June
and covering it up with a heavy coat
of straw rs soon as the wheat Is
threshed the success Of which | will
report soon
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28

Green tea will revive rusty black
lace and render it as good as new.
While cleaning up bedrooms the
closet doors should be kept closed to
keep the dust out
Tarnlshed gold embroidery may be
cleanscd with brush dipped in
burned and pulverized rock alum.
Clean straw mattings and rattan
furniture with salt and water chang-
ing the water often. Washed in this
way they will not turn yellow.
The durability and brightness OF
oilcloth are increased by coat oil
varn;sh semi-annually or by rubbing
over with kerosene once a month.
Well dried. clean corn husks make
very good wholesome bed. the best
bed next to wool or hair. But they
are altogether too hard for pillows.
Although china for table use cannot
be mended as yet-tEere Is no ce.
ment that will hold in hot water-yet
china for decoration can be nicely
mended with a little china cement
A good quality OF scrim with en-
broidered ferns scattered over il
makes a pretty dressing table cover
or scarf. The edge can be hon.
stitched. and then have lace frill
sewed around it.
Smother fire with carpets etc.
! water will often spread burning oil
and increase danger Before passing
| through smoke take full breath and
then stoop low but IL carbOnic gas is
suspected walk erect Prof Il. G..
Wilder.
Melt a pound OF white CASTLE soap
over the fire with little water.
When melted perfume slightly with
amy one OF the extracts. and stir in
HALL cupful OF common oatmeal.
Sc this preparation when washing
your hands and you will bo surprised
~, The Improvement Ia their appear
snce.
.~
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28
August
Flower

Zone of my neighbors, Mr.. John
Gilbert, has been sick for a long
time. All thought him pastrecovery.
He was horribly emaciated from the
inaction of his liver and kidneys.
1t is difficult to describe his appear
ance and the miserable state of his
health at that time. Help from any
source seemed impossible. He tried
your August Flower and the effect
upon him was magical. Itrestored
him to perfect health to the great
establishment of his family and
friends. John Quibell, Holt, Ont. o
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28
CurIons COMBINATIONS.


The Metrol olitan Museum of Art in
New York has treasures TO the value oil
81, 900, 900.
A Connecticut scientist calculates
that there are 43, 600 mosquito Larvae ia
an acre of swamp land.
Indiana has more Germans than any
other State. They constitute IS pei
cent of the population.
The soil of Hayti is very fertile.
Corn is easily grown and three crops
can be raised annually.
The Buffalo directory credits that
city with a resident named Peter
Observation-Disclosures.
Siberia is said to be a country oil
enormous natural wealth which no eff
fort has yet been made to develop.
Clark county, Indiana, has prisoner
in its Jail who has seldom been out OF
"durance vile" for the last fifty years
An ancient copper mine, which wa.
first worked 1,lS3 years ago, is about
to be reopened in Musashi, Japan.
A block of carbon fourteen inche.
square represents the amount of that
material in the bodily make. up of q
man of the average of l55 pound,
weight.
In the human blood there is an aver
| age of 300 red cells TO every white one
| The red cells have an average diameter
of l-3, 200 of an inch, the white one,
1-25, 900 inch.
They have had fall of black snow
in the Canton of, Geneva. This curou,
coloring, as is now well known, is at
tributable to the presence in the snow
| of fungus
1t has been said that Washington
died during the last hour of the day
on the last day of the week, in the las
month of the year and last year of tn,
century.
In China the cobbler still goes from
house to house, announcing his ap
proaeh with rattle, and taking up hi
abode with the family while he accom-
plishes the necessary making and mend
ing.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28
REDS
GERMAN COUGH :
AND KIDNEY CURE.

Those of our readers who are torment
ed with summer colds, with asthma,
chills, fever, or any malady that arises
from a cold or who have been exposed dur,
ing the late storms and have suffered from
pneumonia and pleurisy in consequence,
will fu1 REDS GERMAN COUGH
AND KIDNEY CURE to be the thing
they want. This great remedy contains
no poison and no deleterious substances
whatever, and it is an absolute specific
for pneumonia, pleurisy or rheumatism
in adults, and for Group in childnsn. 1t
has never yet failed in a case of Group,
but 1t has cured thousands and thou
sands We have the records at this Of
flee to show the truth of this statement.
When you are Frustrated with cold go
and get bottle of REID'S GERMAN
COUGH AND KIDNEY CURE. Insist
upon your druggist giving it to you. Do
not let him give you anything else, be-
cause this is the only remedy on the
market OF which it can be said that 1t
contains no poison, and it is impossible
to take an overdose. Tell your druggist
that every wholesaler has it, and insist
upon his getting it. Large bottles 30
cents; small ones 25 cents.
SYLVAN REMEDY CO.,
PEORIA, Ill.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28

prolific cause is having the perches
too high. When the lameness that
precedes the visible swelling shows
itself the fowl should be watched and
as soon as the swelling becomes soft
it should be carefully opened with a
very sharp knife and the fowl con-
fined on floor covered with soft litter
until the lameness disappears The
lighter breeds are not subject to this
disease
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28
Sir Knights. Their Families and
Friends.


Friends.
All Sir Knights and their families who
expect to go to Denver on the special train
leaving Burlington August 18th, at 800 a.
m, should at once make application to
then local agent for sleeping car reserva-
ton. The Burlington has concluded to put
on a number of extra sleepers lin addition
to those chartered) in which they will sell
reservations at the regular Pullman rates,
and in this way parties can make reserva-
tions without chartering car. The reser-
vations will be made as received SO far as
possible the first applicant will get the first
space The local C., b. .. agent will
give YOU all the information wanted. Par
ties who have already made reservations
through Mr.. E Kretchmer of Red Oak need
not make further application, as Mr..
Kretchmer has arranged for all who have
applied through him. On application, the
undersigned will send itinerary of this
special train showing time it will pass each
principal station.
Remember, the rates made for this coca
sion are open to the public and all who de-
sire to go ahead OF this special train can
leave Des Moines any day from August 8
to z. Only one night enroute to Denver.
Double berths 800. I. A. Barker, City
Ticket Agent, 232 Fourth St., Des Moines,
Iowa. J. NJ. Bechtel, Div. Pass. Agt., Bur,
lington, Iowa.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28
Here Lies One Whose Name Was
Writ In Water.

After the death OF Keats my coun.
srymen in Rome seemed to vie with
one another in evincing the greatest
kindness toward me. | found myself
in the midst of persons who admired
and encouraged my beautiful pursuit
Of painting, in which | was then very
poor student, but with my eyes open
ing and my soul awakening to new
region of art and beginning to feel the
wings growing for artistic flights l had
always been dreaming about. In oil
this, however, there was solitary
drawback; there were few Englishmen
in Rome who knew Kents's works, and
| could scarcely persuade any one to
make the effort to read them, such was
the prejudice against HIM as apoet.
Here lies one whose name was writ
i'm water, and his works in milk and
water"-this | was condemned to hear
for years repeated, as though it had
been a pasquinade: but should ex.
plain it was from those who were
not aware that | was the friend OF
Keats.-The Life and Letters of Joseph
Seyern-William Sharp.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28

rebraska's enormous crop Of last year
fully demonstrated her claim to agricultural
supremacy among Western States.
II the signs Of the time count for any
thing, 1899 will surpass even last years
wonderful record.
The Harvest Excursions via the Burning
ton Route at half rates, announced for Au-
gust 30th and September 27th, viii give you
splendid opportunity Of coming west and
seeing for yourself what energy and cour.
age have done, and may yet do, In this best
Of all Trans Missouri states.
Write to J. Francis, Omaha, Neb., for I
copy of "Great Opportunities" in Nebraska
Tor full rates. etc.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28

If you will allow me space, | will
give my experience in the poultry
line. am lover OF chickens and |
think in my flock of sixty hens
have all colorS from snow white to
jet black and all sizes, My hen house
is liX16 feet with strips on the out :
side. which makes it perfectly tight
and warm in winter have eggs all
winter This is the way | manage:
First | see 10 the cleanliness of all
surro lndings by keeping all of the
nests and walls whitened and nests
filed with fresh straw. | use straw
because 1t is the best thing | have
convenient My mes are all movable
and five in row. When | set hen
| remove her first and make her II
fresh nest. then put her eggs in and
let her go on at her will, | always
set her where she goes to setting as
any hen will set better ii you 40 not
try to move her. The first thing | do
after she matches is 10 remove her
nest and burn it This | do at in
tervals in the winter when | have no
hens setting. | clean the foor twice
week OF the droppings. After all
is cleaned ] throw bucket of
Stacked lime on and sweep it around
evenly with my broom. The NEXT
thing is their heath. | watch
the droppings every morning for
signs OF sickness, which is very easily
detected by experience. The white
part turns yellow in the first stage
and If allowed to continue will soon
be as green as grass. The first sign
is when begin and ! seldom have
any serious ca es. My remedy Is red
pepper and salsoda | put one pint
Of salsoda in two gallons of water and
don't let them have any other to
drink. ! buy my red pepper at the
grocers by the pound. soak all OF
my scraps of bread AMI other scraps
from the table, chopped fine. over
night and thicken with corn meal
with four tablespoons OF pepper to the
gallon and give it in the morning be-
fore turn them out | have tried
several remedies but this Is the best
! one know 1t is splendid for little
| chickens. a spoonful in their feed
twice II week never keep my hens
two years. as think young hens lay
the best; old hens accumulate too
much fat to lay we'll For winter
layers early puIlets are tie best
Matched the first of April | change
my cockerelS every spring. Have four
with my sixty hens and my eggs hatch
| splendid. My chickens have free
range. Journal OF Agriculture.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-07-28
Wben the DInner BclI Ring.

People ought to feel hungry, and when they
feel hungry they ought to have good digcs-
tons But, alasi they don't = frequently.
That plague alike of the just and of the unjust;
Of tho abstemious and the glutton; Of youth,
middle age and life's confne-the protean imp,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS dire penalties for appetite S
appeasement In the shape Of heartburn, wind
on and uncomfortable distension Of the stom-
ach, and general disturbance in the gastric re-
gion Dyspepsia is very generally accompanied
by biliousness, irregularity OF the bowels, in
somnia and nervousness, for each and all OF
which, as well as their cause, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters is the ration's chosen remedy.
Malarial, rheumatic ana kidney troubles, lack
OF strength and flesh, and failure of appetite
and the power to rest TRANQUILITY, are also over
come by tho BitterA