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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-23

Daily. bDsiy except Suudav. -tioinc nor
Going North. -Go!us south aid cast. s,carricS
Passengers 10 Cecar iapids ony.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-23

RoCK ISLAND " PEORIA RAILWAY
Depot First Aveuuc and Twentieth street
+. A Rockwell, Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-23

CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE ST. PAUL
- Pailway-Racine & ssufhwe.,e-n Division
-Dep1t Twcnticth street. beiwt en- first a-c
Second avennss Z. u. ". Holmes. Agcnte
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-14
Harlan Happenings.

We are having some rainy
weather now, but gardens look
well.
There was a dance at George
Bowman's last Friday night. A
good time is reported,
We are going to have q good
time here on the Fourth of July.
The school will give a picnic at
which there will be speaking,
swings, good dinner and other
interesting exercises. A big time
is expected and it is hoped that
everybody will attend.
Mr., S, w, Mulvany is again on
his place.
Mrs. Tunison, our school ma am,
is getting along nicely with her
school. There are 80 scholars in
attendance. The directors will soon
have to build a condition" on the
school house to make room for all
the children.
The girls were at Sunday school
as usual last Sunday, but it rained
so hard that the boys could not
attend so the girls had to go home
alone.
The road supervisor is asleep
again. Someone ought to wake
him up and have him warn out the
road workers. Plenty Of mud on
the roads now.
We will soon have a nice little
town here. All we want now is
the railroad.
Mary Henderson, of Tum Tum
is visiting friends on Big Elk.
Quarterly meeting will be held
here this week by Revs. (. \.
Plowman and c. 4. Tunison.
Church services here on the fourth
Sunday.
MIR. G. r. this is the time Mr..
c a. It's woodpile is being re-
newed.
BACHELOR BROTHERS.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-14
A Correction.

The Salem Independent of a re.
cent date in referring 10 the fatal
accident which befel Geo. Lyana-
ker at the Pioneer quarry last week
states that the remains were sent to
Salem without any attention what
ever, thus rejecting upon those
whose duty it was both through
humanity and fraternity to attend
to it. We beg to inform the Inde-
pendent that it is very much mista-
ken. The deceased was on Odd
Fellow, and as soon as possible the
lodge at this place sent some of its
members a; once to see that every
thing necessary was done. When
they reached there they found that
the remains were properly cared for
and were in the care of his order.
When the remains were sent to Sa-
lem they were accompanied by
Brothers S. G Wolfkill and J. o.
Carter, WHO gave all the attention
and help possible until it was laid
to rest i'll the l, o. O. +. cemetery
at Salem
Mr.. Wolfkill also wishes us tC
thank the people Of Pioneer fol
their kind assistance and especially
the ladies for their donations O
flowers, and other kind acts.
The deceased was a member o
Ogden Lodge No, 2S3, l. o. o. +.
of Kansas.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-14
WEATHER REPORT.

The following is a summary of
the weather for the month of MAY,
as taken at the observing station at
Toledo, Oregon:
Elevation above sea level, 40 feet;
mean temperature, 7o15; maximum
temperature, S5, date aand; mini
mum temperature, IS, date 1st;
mean of maximum temperature, 60;
mean of minimum temperature, as;
number time minimum temperature
SO degrees or below, 3. Total pre-
cipitation 2, I, 7 inches. Prevail
ing direction of wind, north; total
movement of wind, IL miles.
No. of clear days, ii; No. ofpartly
cloudy days, I2; No. of cloudy
duys, ?; No. Of days OH which .oI
or more of precipitation fell, 4; No.
OF days on which .o+ or more of
precipitation fell, ?. Dates of
thunder storms, 25th; dates of
light frost, ond, Sth and 9th; date
of killing or injurious frost, 1st,
light damage. Light thunder on
c9th.
DR.. II. w. VINCENT,
Observer.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-14

Joe Strong has a fine blooded
dog, which came up on the train
this morning.
Ade Crosno, Will Rich, Renos
Arnold and Fred Stanton form a
hunting party thatstarted for a few
days outing yesterday morning.
We desire to extend Our sincere
thanks to Our numerous correspon-
dents who so promptly and kindly
forwarded the returns from each
precinct to us. The returns were
remarkably accurate, and were a
source of much information. We
heartily appreciate their kindness,
The property Of the Toledo Coal
company was sold by Sheriff lands
at sheriff sale last Tuesday, There
was but one bid on the property,
that of Milton Hale, for 81, 600,
and the property was knocked off
to him at that figure. We under
stand that DR.. Bryant, the Los
Angeles capitalist who has given
this property some attention before
was Oh the inc ,rning steamer, in-
tending presumably to bid at the
sale, but the steamer did not arrive
in time. It is rumored that litiga-
ton over this property has not yet
reached an end.
The call for public meeting to
discuss the furtherance of the best
interests of the community, else
where in this paper is all important
one. The object sought is to find
practical means Of developing and
improving the surrounding country,
and particularly the tidelands, and
to bring about, if possible, the pro-
duction of q staple article and find
ing market for the same. We
would say that the meeting is not
called at the instance OF some
would be boomer, but that there
are men interested in 1t who have
some capital of their own, and who
can influence large amount ofout-
side capital. 1t is earnestly desired
that all interested in the walfare of
Lincoln county attend, and par
ticularly owners of land adjacent
and contiguous to the waterways.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-14
The Oregon Pacific for May.

Speaking of this subject the
Corvallis Times says;
May has been, by long ways,
the best month yet. Three thous-
and new ties were put in the track,
Others were bought and paid for,
200 piles were driven in the big
bridge at Albany, a number of ad.
ditional section men were in SET
vice, iuel for two months was pur-
chased, other betterments of q
trifling nature were put on the road,
and after paying every cent that
these additional improvements en-
tailed, the roads account showed
an entry of $3.50 on the credit side
of the page. The showing for the
current month promises TO be
equally as good if not better. The
Pioneer rock quarry has been
awarded the contract for furnishing
the stone for the Parrot building in
San Francisco, and as soon as the
new channel machine arrives from
the east, larger quantities OF stone
will begin to move. The machine
reached Umatilla, but was stopped
by the flood, and was sent around
by Ogden and. Sacramento. 1t is
expected te arrive in week or ter
days, and its arrival will enliven
things at the quarry, and improve
business on the o. p. The pay.
master will so over the road to pay
employees next Thursday.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-14
Our Great Offer.

In anotAcscslumn We unouncc the particu.
lars OF our special clubbi arrangsr.ent with
The Weekly Dctroit Free Press, u rafo7 80 well
known, ty reputation at least, that ny special
mention Of its great merit ,e,.rs scarcely
necessary. While one Of TIE funniest of pa.
pers, It docs not depend alone on its humorous
features for It's popularity it 81 equally noted
for its literary excellence The hes; writer's OF
America and Europe contribute to its columns,
indeed, our readers will find The Free Press
perfect cyclopaedia Of the best current litera.
ture. When the great cost Of ofproduotlon IS con.
sidered, 1t isa matter Of wonder how so inter.
estinS and instructive journal can be furnish.
ell for so low a price as one dollar a year-a
handsome premium included.
We know that every one Of our friends will be
benefited by reading The Free Prcss and we
congratulate ourselves and them on our ability
to furnish itwith the LEADER for so low price
ss2. II is certainly an opportunity of which
all shuld take immediate advantage.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-14
Public Call.

All who feel interested in the de-
velopment Of this country, and es-
pecially the vicinity of Toledo, are
Hereby requested to attend meet
iaS, at the court house in Toledo,
Saturday, June 10, 1894, when the
matter of improving the tidelands,
and other enterprises in connection
Herewith will be discussed aud il
possible organization perfected and
plans formulated with a view TO
bringing about the best results in
this direction.
MANY CITIZENS.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-14
The Green Eyed.

The Green-Eyed.
A rooster flies mp on the fence,
Just to hear him crow
His satisfaction is immense,
His self-posession is intense;
His lusty lungs give evidence
That this is so.
Another rooster sees him there,
And hears him crow;
With Tapping wings he cleaves
The air,
The fence top is too small to share,
And SO they fight, scratch and tear
Till down they go.
So It's in life. When any man
Gets eminent;
Some jealous rival tries 10 plan
Some way 10 down him, if he can;
And if he just upsets the pan,
He fells content.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-14
MEAT.

l will make a trip from Yaquina
TO head Of tide with fresh meats of
all kinds on Mondays, Wednesdays
aud Saturday Of each week. First
class meat at hard times prices.
IT, ]. 0. CARTER.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-14

business 10 1als will be inserted in these co!.
umns at five cents per line per week, and will
be run until ordered discontinued.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-06-14

Every postmaster In Lincoln countyis authoriz-
ed to act as agent for the LEADER.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-29
Carnot and Jean Carries.

The death OF Jean Carries, the
sculptor, recalls au anecdote in
which he and the late president OF
the republic were the principal
actors. The artists busts and figures
at the Champ de Mars excited the
admiration Of all, and they were de-
servedly classed in the first rank.
NJ Carnot, when on q visit to the
salon. noticei an old man, who
seemed much moved on seeing him
standing before the works Of art Of
the sculptor. Some one said to the
president, after pointing out tho
artist: Here is need Of reparation,
N. le President. Carries is one OF
our most skiliful men OF art, and he
is not yet decorated Forthwith
NJ. Carnot detached from the button
hole OF one of the officers of the
military household in the place OF
cross OF the chevaiier a cross Of
an officer of the Legion OF Honor and
placed it himself on the breast OF
Jean Carries. The next day in the
Official the artist was named cheva-
lier Of the order London Figaro
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-29
Cotton Seed Hufls fsR Stock.

Cotton seed hulls are fed to steers
quite commonly in the south in con-
nection with cotton seed meal. The
ration ordinarily fed to steer of 700
to 1000 pounds is from fifteen to
twenty pounds of hulls and from four
to eight pounds of cotton seed meal
per day. An experiment made at the
Texas station (B. 6, R. 1883, p IN in
dicated that hulls had higher nutri-
tive value than corn silage. In an
other experiment at the same station
(B. 10) the addition of silage to q ra-
ton of cotton seed meal aud hulls ia
creased the total gain, but did not
change the cost Of gain per pound.
AS compared with hulls, steers fed on
silage gained s.54 pounds per day and
on hulls s.sa pounds, cotton seed meal
being added in each case. The cost
of food per 100 pounds OF gain with
hulls at 50 and silage at 50 per ton,
was $3.50 on silage and s3.73 on hulls,
indicating that silage causes = more
rapid but more expensive gain than
hulls The addition Of hay to aration
Of cotton seed meal and hulls increased
the total gain and also increased the
cost per pound OF gain. A half pint
Of molasses per day caused an in
creased consumption Of cotton sseed
meal and bulls, and consequently .
more rapid gain.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-29
Turnips for Cows.
cludeQ.

From the Farmers Review: Scores
of the best dairymen OF Sheboygan
county, Wisconsin, are feeding all the
turnips they can raise to their mich
COWS. Occasionally some butter is in
iured, but they know it's their own
fault or an accident l have used dy-
Mantle for years to blow out stumps
and stones but | have used caution |
have handled it carefully; | could
easily get blown to pieces. can feed
fifteen pounds Of turnips to mileh
cow and injure her milk, or can feed
her thirty pounds in the same time
and get nice milk. My whole milk
went daily to Chicago during October,
1898, wden was feeding large rations
of turnips, and the expert who received
the milk said; NO faint there. "
Give me forty bushels Of oats and
twenty of turnips to feed mich COW
in winter. rather than sixty bushels OF
oats, yet one bushel of good oats ted
alone is worth two Or three Of turnips
| can raise from ten to fifteen times as
many turnips on an acre as can oats,
and except harvesting, for about the
same cost, and the tops go far toward
paying for harvesting. The loss OF
one good cow by death and damage to
several others every year from garget
and so forth, take off the profits.
| have been taking statistics for years,
of dairies about here that are fed
roots much Of the winter, compared
with those that get silage and those
that are confined to dry feed. The root
fed dairies when the roots are
fed with intelligence, have few sttiic-
tons. Take my case: One case o.
milk fever and one Of aversion OF the
womb in twenty years. About 2 in 100
retain the placenta; gargst, stopped
teats and damage from Inflammation
rarely known. Twenty years passed
in succession without my losing one
cow Do think turnips do all this
for me? l think it one great factor |
like oats and clean wheat bran and oil
meal-silage? No. Silsge is not pure
food-as well as do turnips. All
have their proper place as cow food.
Turnips, say, fed with intelligence,
turnips nearly ice cold, fed to cows
standing in cold stables or ex'
posed out doors, give cows wonderful
appetite for something to eat and
that is about all the good they do. 1t
is just as easy to learn to feed cows
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-29
Fall Flowing: Subsoiiing.

Once more we confront the arduous
task of blowing land so dry that 1t IS
full of deep assures, so hard thai II
breaks up into huge Jumps instead OF
flowing freely in burrows after the
plow. Just what to do with such SOIL
is often perpIexing question, and too
frequently the solution is to let it
alone until spring with the result
that a good mellow soil is not oo-
tanned. The FARMERS REVIEW has
taken the position that no matter how
dry and hard stubbles may prove IN
fall they should be plowed as soon as
possible after the crop is harvested
and no matter how unsightly the Job
of blowing may leave it Slow, hard
unpleasant work it is, to be sure, this
tearing of dry stubble soil, but better
put four horses on one pillow than
leave the work undone, no matter
how small an area is daily turned
over 1t is not really turned over,
rightly speaking, for the field looks
rs if an earthquake had caused q
Simultaneous eruption over the entire
surface, but the soil is exposed to
The weather, and that is the main
thing, no matter how unsightly the
field may appear to the farmer that
likes to see neat work. We're it posi-
BILE to explode a dynamite cartridge
upon every square yard OF stubble
land that has been plowed and cropped
year after year, the result would
doubtless be marvelously good. Old.
worn farm land requires a vigorous
shaking up, and it would be well
could such an active agent as dyna-
mite be used for the purpose. Down
south they plant apple trees in holes
blown out by dynamite, and report
that trees SO planted make twice as
rapid growth as those planted in holes
Ding with spade The reason for this
is simply that the subsoil is thorough
~ shattered, SO that the roots may
ramify easily in every direction in
search of food. The fall plowed
stubble broken up when the soil is
dry appears mighty aggrega'
lion of huge hard Jumps, but
by spring these have disappeared
having been "weathered" down
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-29
SCRAPS OF COMEDY.

Pipkin-Positively, I must go home
after the next jackpot Potts-Wife
been seolding you again? Pipkin-
Worse than that; she has had tine.
lock put on the street door.
SLOW did you come to make friends
with that horrid Mrs scratch?"
"Why, she had an imported gown that
fitted her horribly, and I wanted a
chance to tell her Of it."
He-I wonder If there is another
girl in the whole wide world as sweet
as my little sweetheart? she-Whacs
that? How dare you think OF another
girl" I shan't speak to you for q
week.
Great Editor-I advertised for pri.
vate secretary, whose chief oties will
be to sit in the ante-room and keep
bores and other undesirable persons
at bay. The position requires some.
thing OF diplomat as we'll rs fluent
linguist. Fou would not do 1t all
Ricketts,, who shutters tride-That's
VIII wh-where you make 3 num- nam.
mistake. squire! Az sus-sus-soon's q
bub-bore cue-cuc-came in I'd hug big
begin to tell lllong ss-story. md
before I'd gug.gug-got half through.
bub- bub between whu- wh.whas I'd
sus-susssy and what I'd tuttry "a
sassusrsay, I'd have him cuvrcun-
completely tuttired out. Isia,t MN,
num-much Of . dud-diplomsk -.
haps, but - . lLlInguist I'm . sue.
euS-caution.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-29

exceeding twenty bushels, we h.
rested a crop of seventy-hve bushels
per acre from strip of ground that
had been SUBSIDIZED The potato crop
was practically failure IN
this vicinity; the result OF our
experiment was good crop
about l25 bushels per acre. This
season 1894 the crop consists OF rye,
oats, corn and potatoes. Rye har-
vested indicates a yield Of thirty i've
bushels per acre, while rye, in an adj
Joining field-the same seed, planting
and harvest, but not subsoiled-wlu
Weld ten bushels per acre. Oats on land
su bsoil plowed in fall OF 1898 will yield
forty to forty-6ve bushels per acre;
oats on land subsoil plowed in fall Of
1892 will yield thirty to thirty i've
bushels per acre; oats on land adJoln-
ing, under ordinary cultivation, will
weld ten to ifteen bushels per acre
the average crop under the al
verse conditions that prevalled),
in each instance the seed, soil and
planting being the same, The super.
lority Of subsoil cultivation is es-
pecially conspicuousan the length OF
straw and stand on the ground. The
results of experime hts with this year S
corn and potatoes can not at this time
be determined. With continuation
of the present favorable conditions
we will have the largest yield OF corn
we have ever had. Even under these
favorable conditions the corn on sub
soil plowed ground seems to possess d
special element of strength that WILL
in all probability, exert its influence
in demonstrating the value of sub soil
cultivation. LEARNERS Review.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-29
II You Were On the Moon.

If lunar conditions are favorable to
human existence, and it is not certain
that they are not, and you could be
transported to the top OF Pico or
some other tall peak or rock on the
surface of our "silvery sister world"
how do you suppose things weuld
look from such vantage ground? You
would probably first turn your eyes
in the direction of our earth, the
world you had just quilted, but to
you it would be a stranger. In place
OF the somber globe you would nat
urally expect to behold your eyes
would be greeted with most won
derful sight. The earth would appear
to you to be sixty-four times larger
taan the sun appears to the residents
OF this mundane sphere; this because
the earth has eight times the diane
ter OF the moon, therefore she must
necessarily show the moonites sixty
Tour times Is much surface as the
moon shows us. The sun. on the
other hand, would appear no larger
10 you from your observatory on the
moon than it does from our globe.
Inc earths atmosphere being blue it
mas been decided that the earth must
appear as blue ball to all outside
on-iookers What 9 glorious sight 1t
must be to our lunarian aeighbors to
look upon o bright blue. swift-re.
yolving ball sixty-four times larger
shsn the sus.--St. Louis Republic.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-29

kingdoms was insufficient. in those
DAYS, to continue the construction OF
such costly war vessels. The story
is, nevertheless, most interesting
and suggestive one, Whether iron
clads were built or not by the Scan
dinavian vikings, Thorstein's legend
a: least proves that the idea existed,
and that tho invention Of the iron
plated ship is due to our forefashers
OF centuries, and possibly OF more
than Thousand years ago
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-29

determine the pressure which was
safe to allow on all the sides
of q sllo. showed that to insure
against bending, the studs should
not be less than 10 inches
wide for d silo Is feet deep, and not
less than u inches for IS to 20 feet
deep, and wider in proportion as the
depth increases In these tests the
uprights were IS inches apart. To be
secured against lateral pressure, the
studs should be mGrtised into the
sil1s- Strength in tks walls is most
essential the pressure being very
great in order to prevent spreading,
which admits the air and spoils the
ensilage. The usual lining consists OF
two thicknesses of boards, joints
broken; a thickness OF tarred paper
should be used between the layers OF
boards. There is much difference of
opinion in regard to the ACCESSIBILITY
of painting the inside OF silos With
coal tar or other material for the pur-
pose of preserving the wood. Some
prefer an ordinary coat Of paint. The
officers of the Wisconsin station ex-
amined number Of silos. both painted
and Imprinted, and found but little
advantage in the paint. If the silo is
built inside the barn, no lining on the
outside will be required. As a rule,
the ensilage settles badly in the cor
ners, especially if traraping has
been neglected. This allows de-
cay to commence; almost invariably
the worst ensilage is found in the cor
ners Sharp corners may be avoided
By mailing vertical board with bev-
eled edges in the corners. The aper-
ture behind this board may be filed
with sawdust or some other suitable
material. Instead Of boards the cor
ners may be filed by using a three
cornered piece of timber made by
splitting, say 6x8 inch scantling,
with saw. The doors may be contin-
uous from top to bottom, thus form
ing chute through which the ensilage
may drop to tks> floor of the cattle
stable, or there may be space Of sew
eral feet left behind them. The form
er method is more convenient for feed.
ing, but the latter adds strength to
the silo, and prevents the walls from
spreading. If outside doors are used
they should be hung on hinges The
best method for arranging the inside
is to pace short boards across The
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-09-29
Building a SilO.

The Wisconsin experiment station
at Madison gives the following direc-
tons as to building silo:
The cheapest floor consists OF solid
clay, raised a few inches above the
surface of the surrounding ground.
The foundation should be of stone or
brick, though this is not absolutely
necessary; concrete formed of gravel
and cement is equally good, especially
up to the surface of the ground The
wall upon which the sills rest should
be at least six inches above the floor,
and eight inches above the ground
surface. The sills should be anchored
to the masonry by means Of iron rods
They may be made OF two pieces Of
ks or 2x10 inch stuff, spiked together:
these should be painted with coal tar;
and bedded in mortar with the ends
crossed at the corners and well spiked
together. Studs smaller than 2xs are
seldom used even for small structures.
Experiments carried on at the Wiscon,
sin experiment station, with view tic